Some operating systems offer basic screen recorder functionality by default, while others require third-party applications to capture videos from your computer or mobile device. Also, the screen recorders that some platforms provide are not always powerful or diverse to meet your specific needs..
In cases like these, there is an app available that can provide the screen recording features you are always looking for, no matter if you are trying to capture live gameplay action or create troubleshooting videos. technical. We list you some of the best free screen recorders below.
OBS Studio
When talking about, perhaps, free screen recorders, a number of loyal gamers would prefer OBS Studio for reasons. This open source software is ideal for video recording and live streaming, it allows you to record from multiple sources including external microphones, webcams, etc..
Image masking, color collection and many other visual filters come with a high quality audio mixer both with advanced filtering which can be applied to each individual source. OBS Studio allows you to embed other videos and images into your recording, as well as capture user-defined sections of your screen with live game footage.
In addition to allowing recording in multiple formats, OBS Studio also supports instant mixing when streaming live and works great with Twich, DailyMotion, YouTube Gaming, Facebook Live, Smashcast and more..
Although OBS Studio can be complicated to use at times, there are active forums and community-created tutorials available on the developer's website, where you can get the answers.
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FlashBack Express
FlashBack Express is a free version of a paid app that includes enough features to be a useful tool without having to spend money. Its intuitive interface makes basic screen recording a simple task, and the free version does not have any recording time limits or watermarks on your finished recording.
You can set FPS for your recording, a great tool for particular gamers, and schedule recording to run in a specific date and time. FlashBack Express can also be configured to start recording as soon as a designated application is started, a very useful feature that ensures complete capture. The software allows you to easily mix commentary and webcam cameos into your recorded video, and still enables multi-screen recording.
That being said, there are several features that are useful only in the paid version, costing you $ 49 for home use and $ 99 if you plan to create recordings for commercial purposes. An important distinction is that you can only save recordings in WMV format or upload them to YouTube in FlashBack Express, while you can save the files like MP4, AVI, Flash, QuickTime, GIF and standalone EXE by purchasing one. Licence. You can also unlock frame-to-frame editing, erase erratic cursor movements, and have the ability to scramble sensitive information, frame-in-frame and more, by purchasing a license. From a security point of view, password protected recordings can be created in the paid version.
Compatible with: Windows
TinyTake
A more basic screen recorder compared to others on this list, TinyTake is ideal for those looking for a simple, short recording of their actions or a particular app. While not ideal for intensive recordings such as gameplay, this software handles basic screenshot quite well.
The recording limit of is 5 minutes in the free version, but cloud storage and an online gallery provide up to 2GB of space to store and share your recorded clips. However, this time limit and the amount of cloud storage increases exponentially with a license purchase.
The free app is ad-driven and is intended for personal use only, while business users and people looking to use some of TinyTake's advanced features should purchase the premium version. There are several license levels available, costs vary depending on your specific needs.
Purchasing a license also unlocks other features, including the ability to add annotations to your videos and upload directly from TinyTake to YouTube.
Compatible with: macOS and Windows.
Icecream Screen Recorder
With support for over 50 different languages, a built-in drawing panel allowing you to add annotations, arrows, outlines and other shapes and figures in your video, webcam integration and more, Icecream Screen Recorder is an unannounced but interesting option in screen recording apps. It also includes the ability to drag and drop to select specific parts of the screen that you want to record as well as quality level settings, a feature that works for you when bandwidth and file size need to be taken. in consideration.
Icecream Screen Recorder offers a lot more features, but unfortunately it comes with a price tag. For example, to lift the 5 minute recording limitation, you would have to hand over $ 29.95 for the Pro edition. Although the free version only offers an output video format (WEBM) and a video codec (VP8), Icecream Pro supports AVI, MP4 and MOV recordings as well as H264 and MPEG4 codecs.
Other Pro features include custom watermarks, scheduled recordings, keyboard shortcuts, live zoom, and fit functionality.
Compatible with: macOS and Windows.
DU Recorder
The first mobile platform screen recording option, DU Recorder works on Android 5.x or above without the need to root your device. Ad-free and without significant limits, the updated app offers over 20 languages and has over 10 million installs from Google Play Store.
DU Recorder creates high quality recordings of your mobile games, video calls and other apps that support HD, decent selection of frame rates, bitrates and resolutions. It has an ability to record external audio as part of your video and even includes motion detection, which stops recording whenever you shake your phone or tablet. The DU brush tool lets you draw on screen and embed your engravings as part of the recording.
Its live feature lets you cast your Android screen directly to Facebook and the app's video editing tools allow great flexibility. You can trim parts of your video, merge multiple recordings into one, add background music and subtitles, rotate, crop and convert videos to GIF format at no cost.
Compatible with: Android.
If you are not happy with DU Recorder for whatever reason, other honorable mentions on the Android platform are AZ Screen Recorder and Mobizen Screen Recorder.
IPad, iPhone and iPod Touch applications
You may have noticed that none of the above apps support the iOS platform, the reason is that not all screen recording apps for these devices are approved by Apple and therefore are not. available in the App Store. This means that they only work on jailbroken devices, therefore, we have not included them in this list.
The good news, however, is that you can record your screen without jailbreaking your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch. The detailed steps on how to do this can be found in the following article: How to Record Your Screen on Any Device.
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